Military analyst: Recent shootings of Palestinians make IDF vulnerable to ICC probes

A pair or recent shootings by the IDF — one of a seemingly unarmed Palestinian with special needs near Qalqilya and another that killed an unarmed Palestinian who was walking away from soldiers in Beita — expose the army to investigations by the International Criminal Court, Haaretz military analyst Amos Harel writes.

Harel notes that the shootings come as the government is advancing a judicial overhaul aimed at radically curbing the power of the High Court, which is supposed to probe such incidents of alleged misconduct.

“As long as the government is challenging the judicial system on the one hand while it expands settlements and friction in the territories on the other, such actions by soldiers are more likely to lead Israel closer to the Hague,” Harel writes.